Community Pharmacist - PRN

Mercy Health System Corporation; Town of Milton (NY); On-site; USD 72,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Paid time off

On-demand pay

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Mercyhealth Milton is seeking a Retail Pharmacist to deliver comprehensive pharmaceutical care and accurate medication dispensing in a fast-paced retail setting. You will counsel patients, oversee prescription fulfillment, and monitor dispensing processes for quality and compliance.

The role includes leading a long-term project to standardize processes across locations and improve collaboration, with potential after-hours call rotation.

Qualifications

• Pharmacy degree or equivalent education and experience.
• Wisconsin pharmacy license required; Illinois license required if position works in IL.
• Strong accuracy and pharmaceutical calculation skills.
• Proficient computer skills (internet and email).

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care and accurate medication dispensing.
• Counsel patients and supervise prescription fulfillment.
• Lead a long-term retail pharmacy project to standardize processes.
• Maintain regulatory knowledge and participate in quality/compliance.
• May work in other retail pharmacy functions as needed.

Skills

Computer skills

Accuracy

Pharmaceutical calculations

Education

Pharmacy degree or equivalent

Job description

Overview

The Retail Pharmacist delivers comprehensive pharmaceutical care as a staff pharmacist, ensuring safe, accurate medication dispensing and effective patient counseling. Oversees and performs data entry related to patient profiles, supervises prescription fulfillment, and monitors dispensing processes for quality and compliance. Uses data to support process improvement initiatives and maintains current knowledge of federal and state pharmacy regulations. Leads a long-term project across retail pharmacy locations to standardize processes, share updates, and improve collaboration. Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed. Schedule: This role may require work beyond 40 hours per week and participation in an after-hours call rotation. Shift: PRN Location: Mercyhealth Milton, Milton, WI Pay Range: $52.22 - $78.34.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Maintains professionalism and conducts self as a role model, serving as a resource for the other retail pharmacy partners. Staff primarily as a retail pharmacist but may be required to work in other functions of the retail pharmacy operations in support of the department. Is an expert retail pharmacist who relies on skills of comprehensive knowledge and experience. Takes ownership of one long-term retail pharmacy project ensuring that the information, data is carried through to all the retail pharmacies. Maintains practice by ongoing professional literature review, continuing education and self-evaluation.

Education and Experience

Fifth year college or university program certificate; or two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certification and Licensure

Graduate of an accredited Pharmacy program. Wisconsin license required. Illinois license required, if position works in IL.

Skills and Abilities

Computer experience, including internet and email. Strong accuracy skills. Excellent interpretive/analytical skills for pharmaceutical calculations for drug dosage, IV rates, etc.

Special Physical Demands

The Special Physical Demands are considered Essential Job Functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

Supervises

Indirectly supervises technicians. This position is involved in the recruitment and orientation process and provides performance feedback and input for performance evaluation purposes. May implement coaching, counseling, and corrective action when needed. Supervisory responsibilities are conducted in accordance with directives of management, the organization's policies, and applicable laws.

Compensation and Benefits

PAY RANGE: $52.22 - $78.34. Mercyhealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Mercyhealth offers competitive pay and benefits, including retirement, time off, on-demand pay, access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and more.

About Mercyhealth

At Mercyhealth, we don’t simply hire people, we empower employee-partners who are passionate about making lives better. As an integrated health system, we deliver exceptional, coordinated across seven hospitals, 85 primary and specialty clinics, and a team of over 7,500 professionals serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Mercyhealth has been nationally recognized for our commitment to our people and culture, including: #1 in the nation on AARP's Best Employers for Workers Over 50 – One of Working Mother magazine's 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers – A Top 50 Company and Top 10 Nonprofit for Executive Women. For over 135 years, Mercyhealth has provided high-quality health care to residents throughout northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. We have a passion for providing comprehensive health care close to home for area residents through our six hospitals and 85 primary and specialty care locations. As an integrated health system, you can come to us for routine health care, like annual physicals, immunizations and preventive health screenings, as well as highly specialized care, such as neonatal intensive care, heart surgery, stroke care, neurosurgery, cancer treatment and much more. The range of Mercyhealth's specialties and the skills of our doctors, nurses and clinical staff are truly extraordinary.